Susan Pickford

don't call me sue

someone not writing in English, probably

W.A. Toepffer being of course the father of Rodolphe, inventor of the comic strip #swisstrivia

Kind of hoping that god is Loki

Your Local Library: Use It Or Lose It

lol. So true

ah shame. If they'd gone to the library they'd have arrived in time to save her

Reading a crime thriller set in Paris where it all hinges on finding an out of print book overnight to save a life and they are fannying around calling random second hand book dealers and not just going to the MASSIVE COPYRIGHT LIBRARY FIVE MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD ARGH

Tbf flying models photographers make-up artists stylists etc around the world for shoots is not great for the planet either

Tadjimaou, self published by my husband's friend Jean-Paul who also plays bass at Disneyland Paris and runs a dried sausage business

On Chesil Beach

Fabulous! My kid is loving it. One might almost say she is hooked

I know a lot of French people!

bit hard to reply cause you can't see the list any more! Sylvie 64, Stephanie 74, Aurélie 84, Martine 54, Laura 94, Léa 04, Louise 14 and 24

surely the only job AI can replace is one where it doesn't matter if your output is wrong and mid

Reading a 2004 book where someone buys a detached victorian redbrick with garden in Hampstead for £380,000, down from £475,000 because no-one wanted it

Activate holiday mode. Where should I start?

Thanks. Supremely un-user-friendly interface. Hope it improves

Thanks, but past my bedtime live sadly.

WTAF just saw my first Christmas advert WTAF

in mourning for @hannahpeel.bsky.social and @saramohrpietsch.bsky.social 's Night Tracks now that BBC Sounds has been cut off for us foreign types. It's been the soundtrack to my working day for ages 😪

"Eine gaslightende Kackmaschine". German is such a great language 😍

Translating Your Book: Here's What You Need to Know Translating a book is an exciting way for self-published authors to reach new audiences, sell more book copies, and build their author brand.

this is... interesting booklinker.com/blog/how-to-...

Stanley Unwin, The Bookseller, 1927. Plus ça change #translatorhistory

Ugh. Back in the day the ground floor lady in our two-floor building moaned about paying for the upstairs landing lightbulb

If he is big on consent I guess he checked his wife was ok with it before he started screwing the hr lady

@aurasky-music.bsky.social

Try ecosia. The ai is easy to toggle off. Not sure if it still runs in the background but it does use solar power and plants nice trees for you.

that is very sad